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Vertex algebras related to regular representations of $SL_2$

Quantum Algebra 2025-03-03 v2

Abstract

We construct a family of potentially quasi-lisse (non-rational) vertex algebras, denoted by Cp\mathcal{C}_p, p2p \geq 2, which are closely related to the vertex algebra of chiral differential operators on SL(2)SL(2) at level 2+1p-2+\frac{1}{p}. We prove that for p=3p = 3, there is an isomorphism between C3\mathcal{C}_3 and the affine vertex algebra L5/3(g2)L_{-5/3}(\mathfrak{g}_2) from Deligne's series. Moreover, we also establish isomorphisms between C4\mathcal{C}_4 and C5\mathcal{C}_5 and certain affine W{W}-algebras of types F4F_4 and E8E_8, respectively. In this way, we resolve the problem of decomposing certain conformal embeddings of affine vertex algebras into affine W{W}-algebras. An important feature is that Cp\mathcal{C}_p is 12Z0\frac{1}{2} \mathbb{Z}_{\geq 0}-graded with finite-dimensional graded subspaces and convergent characters. Therefore, for all p2p \geq 2, we show that the characters of Cp\mathcal{C}_p exhibit modularity, supporting the conjectural quasi-lisse property.

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@article{arxiv.2502.01766,
  title  = {Vertex algebras related to regular representations of $SL_2$},
  author = {Drazen Adamovic and Antun Milas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.01766},
  year   = {2025}
}

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29 pages. v2: minor edits